The storm was so strong a hurricane hunter had to end its mission early.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the Category 4 was packing maximum winds of about 145 miles per hour – and would likely intensify into a top-level Category 5 storm…

Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday.

Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday

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